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A living, breathing journey into the heart of place, memory, and the imagination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Garden Gathering workshops invite students to journey &#8211; through imagination &amp; historical inquiry &#8211; into the lost world of Anne Deane\u2019s garden, once visited by figures such as John Blake Dillon, Eamon De Valera, &amp; Michael Davitt, who gathered beneath the cherry tree to share stories &amp; moments of inspiration. The tree, now the last-standing witness to these moments, holds a magical quality. When we venture beneath its canopy, the veil between time thins, students reimagine whispered conversations, feel the rustle of fabric at elegant gatherings, &amp; smell the scent of food &amp; drink drifting from Monica Duffs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">As cherry blossoms bloom their drifting petals inspire new narratives. Though the words once spoken beneath the tree may be lost, something stirs in the fleeting moment of a gaze &#8211; a shift in perspective, an unexpected inspiration.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The spring workshops explore movement, change, &amp; how memories drift through time. Poetry, photography, &amp; visual art spark the imagination, helping students reflect on how history lingers &#8211; carried forward through nature, place, &amp; the people who pass through.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":34512,"template":"","class_list":["post-34353","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tales of the Cherry Blossom Tree - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Cherry Blossom Tales - an immersive creative project that brings to life echoes of Ballaghaderreen\u2019s past through storytelling, art, folklore, and community recollections.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/tales-of-the-cherry-blossom-tree\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tales of the Cherry Blossom Tree - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Cherry Blossom Tales &#8211; an immersive creative project that brings to life echoes of Ballaghaderreen\u2019s past through storytelling, art, folklore, and community recollections. 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